Chapter 445 is on the news
As dusk deepened and the twilight spread through the window lattices, bright lights were already on in Jingyuan's living room.
Song Ci sank into the sofa, a tired look appearing on his face.
The leader came to inspect the group in the morning. He accompanied him with his nerves tense throughout the whole process. Coupled with the pile of chores, he was physically and mentally exhausted after a day. At this moment, he felt his bones were heavy.
His fingertips loosened the delicate tie, and he unbuttoned the two buttons at the collar of his shirt. He breathed out a long sigh of relief, "Finally, I'm done. I'm so exhausted."
Liu Shishi's eyes were filled with heartache. She placed her soft hand on the back of her husband's hand, the warmth of her palm soothing his fatigue. She raised her eyes and instructed the housekeeper, "Sister Li, bring dinner over. My husband and I will eat in the living room."
"Okay, ma'am." Sister Li responded, turned around, and quickly led the servants to place the meal on the mahogany coffee table in the living room.
The exquisite blue and white porcelain plates were filled with steaming dishes, and the rich aroma mixed with warmth spread, dispelling some of the tiredness.
"Eat, Yi Yi, these are all your favorite dishes." Liu Shishi said softly, and served a piece of crystal shrimp dumpling to her husband.
Song Ci straightened himself up and said, "Turn on the TV."
Sister Li was familiar with the owner's habits. He should be watching the "Daily Express" at this time, so she turned on the TV and tuned to the news channel.
Song Ci picked up a piece of squirrel mandarin fish with his silver chopsticks. When the sweet and sour taste spread over his tongue, his eyes lit up: "The new chef Jiang's cooking skills are really good."
"Of course." Liu Shishi scooped a spoonful of American ginseng and black chicken soup and handed it to him. "Master Jiang has trained with the state banquet chef. Yiyi, drink some soup while it's hot to warm your stomach."
The soup in the celadon bowl was clear, and every sip was rich and sweet. Song Ci smacked his lips and praised it highly: "This soup is well-cooked, very good."
"Jiang simmered it in a clay pot for six hours," Sister Li said with a smile, "and I knew you'd love it."
As he was speaking, the opening music of "Daily Express" was about to start playing on TV.
The male anchor appeared on the screen, his voice steady as a bell: "Good evening, everyone."
The camera smoothly transitioned to the female host, who wore a warm smile and spoke in a friendly yet measured tone: "Good evening."
"Today is December 7th, the 24th day of the 10th lunar month. Welcome to the Daily Express program."
"Leaders visited Tengda Technology Group and emphasized that independent technological innovation should guide development."
Song Ci was startled and quickly put down his bowl and chopsticks, his eyes fixed on the screen, feeling surprised and excited.
As the morning inspection was coming to an end, Director Li told him about the news from today's leadership inspection meeting. Unexpectedly, it was the first report, which was really exciting.
When Liu Shishi heard Tengda mentioned in the Daily Express, she dropped her bowl and chopsticks and turned her gaze to the screen.
At the same time, thousands of households, countless viewers, and even government officials and business leaders are watching the "Daily Express" - inferring market dynamics, market trends, and even national development plans from the program.
As the screen cuts in, the first thing that catches the eye is the exterior of Tenda Technology Group's headquarters, with the national flag fluttering in the wind.
The next second, the scene switches to a bright and modern R&D center, where the leader, accompanied by Song Ci, the founder and chairman of Tenda Technology Group, enters the exhibition hall.
The announcer simultaneously announced: "Leaders came to Tengda Technology Group today to conduct work research.
Song Ci, the group's founder and chairman, accompanied the inspection throughout and gave the leadership a detailed report on the company's development history and core technological innovation achievements."
Scene after scene unfolded before a national audience: Song Ci guided a leader as they paused to view a large screen displaying real-time data on WeChat and Weibo user growth, while Song Ci focused on his explanation. The camera then switched to a display of a cloud computing data center model.
"In the group's innovation achievement exhibition hall, Song Ci demonstrated to the leaders the WeChat instant messaging platform, which has the world's largest user base, and reported on its important role in promoting the efficient flow of social information and serving the people's livelihood.
The leaders carefully watched the demonstration of Tenda's breakthrough progress in key core technologies such as cloud computing infrastructure and big data precision analysis.
Song Ci highlighted Tenda's high investment in R&D and its achievements in independent innovation in basic software and core algorithms.
At this moment, the camera zooms in on a leader's in-depth discussion of technical issues with Song Ci, creating a cordial and focused atmosphere. The camera captures a six-second moment of Song Ci eloquently expounding on key points of internet technology.
The announcer's voice sounded at the right time: "During the investigation, the leaders had in-depth exchanges with Song Ci and other technical personnel and management personnel of the company.
He pays close attention to the company's core technology research, cutting-edge technology exploration, and the practice and planning of network information security assurance."
The scene switches again: the leader gives a speech to the Tengda team, and Song Ci and the core team listen attentively.
The announcer continued: "After listening to the report, the leader delivered an important speech. He emphasized that the new generation of information technology represented by the internet, big data, and cloud computing is changing with each passing day and is profoundly changing the global economic landscape and development model."
Leaders pointed out that as a leading enterprise in my country's digital economy, Tenda Technology Group must firmly grasp the historical opportunities brought by the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, bravely shoulder the heavy responsibility, and dare to be the first.
Liu Shishi looked at the Song Ci on the screen and nodded seriously and frequently, like a diligent and obedient primary school student. She couldn't help but smile, and a strong sense of pride surged in her heart. He is my husband!
The announcer said with great emotion: "Leaders require that enterprises must place scientific and technological innovation at the core of their overall development and continue to increase investment in research and development.
Focus efforts on overcoming technical bottlenecks in key areas, continuously strengthen the technological foundation and forge core competitive advantages.
We must actively promote the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy, and inject strong new impetus into building a modern industrial system and achieving high-quality development.
At the same time, we must attach great importance to cyberspace governance and data security protection, and earnestly fulfill the important responsibility of maintaining national security and social stability."
The scene changes again: Song Ci makes a solemn statement on behalf of the Tengda team.
Synchronous broadcast: "Song Ci, on behalf of all the employees of Tengda Technology Group, said that the leadership's inspection and guidance is a great encouragement and spur to all Tengda people.
Tengda Technology will resolutely implement the important instructions of the leadership, take serving the national strategic needs as its own responsibility, and unswervingly follow the path of independent innovation.
We will continue to strive for technological advancement, fully safeguard national information security, and strive to build Tenda into a globally influential technology engine, contributing even more to the development of a cyber-powerful and digital China."
As the words fell, the screen froze, with the Tenda Technology Group logo and the grand blueprint for national development gradually overlapping in light and shadow.
"When the great roc soars up with the wind, it can reach up to ninety thousand miles!" There were sparks in Song Ci's eyes, and his spirit was high and revealed a majestic momentum.
While watching the Daily Express just now, he had been silently counting the length of his screen time, which was a total of 12 seconds, of which 6 seconds were close-ups.
This is not only the highest level of endorsement of trust, but also completely breaks the unspoken rule that "the richest man is at risk". He knows clearly that he has been upgraded from a simple "businessman" to a "technology strategist" and has officially joined the ranks of "national technology" leaders.
"Honey, eat and watch at the same time." Liu Shishi picked up the bowl and chopsticks and handed them to her husband again, her eyes full of curiosity. "Were you nervous standing next to the leader at that time?"
Song Ci chuckled: "I was indeed a little reserved at the beginning."
Liu Shishi's eyes flickered as she smiled sweetly, "My husband looks so handsome in the close-up on CCTV. I'm going to take a screenshot and use it as my screensaver later."
At the same time, in a high-end villa in Peking, Zhang Yong, CEO of Tengda Group, was also watching the "Daily Express" at home.
He also appeared in the previous report. Although it was only a short one-second group shot, it made him very satisfied.
Mrs. Zhang, standing by, was filled with disbelief as she murmured, "I never imagined that the Tengda Group would have developed to this point in just a few years."
Zhang Yong glanced at his wife, secretly congratulating himself. The best decision he had made in his life was following Song Ci's lead in starting a business. "Now you understand how wise my choice was back then, right? Are you still arguing with me?"
Mrs. Zhang gave a wry laugh. Back then, Zhang Yong had given up his CFO position at a listed company to follow a young man into starting a business.
She thought her husband was crazy and cried and shouted to stop him. Now it seems that her husband was far-sighted and saw early on that Song Ci was a rare talent with a promising future.
Zhang Yong was full of enthusiasm, his eyes full of anticipation: "Thanks to this inspection, Tengda Group will have a smooth road ahead and no more obstacles on its road to development."
Mrs. Zhang's heart suddenly warmed, and she asked in surprise, "Husband, can the valuation of Tengda Group still increase?"
In her opinion, her husband holds a 2.4% stake in Tengda Group and the family already has more than 30 billion in assets, which is already exaggerated enough. It is beyond imagination that a giant of this size can still surge higher.
Zhang Yong nodded firmly: "Of course."
The leaders' visit to Tengda today is of great significance. The core message conveyed by the camera couldn't be clearer:
The leadership's recognition means that Tenda Group has been incorporated into the national strategic scientific system, and its technology route has been recognized at the top level. Core businesses such as cloud computing and WeChat have become the pillars of the country's digital construction.
Previously, the Internet industry was plagued by controversy over the "virtual economy impacting real industry". Since then, the uncertainty at the policy level has completely dissipated, and the conclusion that "technology is the new industry" has been made.
Zhang Yong was excited and envisioned the future of the group.
"Husband, Mr. Song is getting married soon. What gift should we give him?" Mrs. Zhang was in a dilemma. She thought for a long time but still couldn't make up her mind. The Song and Zhang families are closely related, so this gift must not lose face.
Zhang Yong agreed: "I do need to prepare a generous gift. Let me think about what it is."
Mrs. Zhang asked, "What are Mr. Song's hobbies?"
Zhang Yong pondered for a while, but couldn't recall any particular quirks in Song Ci, so he could only reply, "I don't think so."
"Wouldn't that be rather boring?"
Zhang Yong glanced at his wife and said, "I'll take care of the gifts. You don't have to worry about it."
The night was deep, and in Jingyuan's bedroom, the dim light cast an ambiguous glow.
Song Ci was taking a shower, and Liu Shishi was lying lazily at the head of the bed. Her whole body was sore and she didn't want to move a finger.
Song Ci was in a particularly good mood today. She had an extra bowl of rice for dinner and was full of energy. She worked herself to the limit for an hour longer than usual.
The sudden ringing of a cell phone broke the silence. Liu Shishi reluctantly struggled to get up, picked up the phone from the bedside table and answered it.
"Dad, what's wrong so late?"
Father Liu's excited voice came from the receiver: "Shishi, did the leader really go to Tengda for an inspection?"
Liu Shishi curled her lips and responded helplessly: "The Daily Express has already been broadcast, how can it be fake?"
Father Liu laughed out loud and said smugly, "I missed the news, so I called you to confirm it!
He's really my good son-in-law! Hahahaha, now when I go out to discuss business, those partners will know that I am Song Ci's father-in-law, and they will all give me some face. "
Upon hearing this, Liu Shishi frowned slightly and said, "Dad, just focus on your own business and don't use Yi Yi's name."
Father Liu quickly assured: "Don't worry, my daughter, I never mentioned my son-in-law's name. I know what I'm doing."
"That's good." Liu Shishi nodded slightly.
It’s not that she is an extrovert and devoted to her husband, but the Song family has long been a big family that attracts attention, and their every move attracts attention.
After all, her father's level and ability could not be compared with her husband's, so she was afraid that someone with ulterior motives would help her and set a trap for her.
"By the way, Dad, how is your Kidsland maternal and infant products company developing?" Liu Shishi asked casually. She holds 28.8% of the shares given by her husband.
When talking about his business, Liu's father was very excited and opened up his mouth: "Kids King currently has 212 directly-operated stores and 217 franchise stores.
Directly connected to more than 6,000 suppliers, inventory turnover has been reduced to 25 days, three days faster than Amazon.
"Kids King now has more than 400 stores?" Liu Shishi was shocked.
In her mind, the scene of her father opening the first store in Peking is still vivid. She never expected that Kids King has developed so prosperously.
Father Liu rambled on, "Yes. Next year I plan to launch my third round of financing, build my own logistics team, and achieve 12-hour delivery within the same city."
Delivery staff can work part-time on publishing and research, saving a lot of customer acquisition costs. In the future, first-tier cities will focus on "experience flagship stores + instant delivery," while second- and third-tier cities will rely on franchise stores.
“What is the current valuation of Kidswant?”
"4 billion!" Liu's father was full of pride. He held 52.65% of the shares of Kidsland. If he continued to develop for another year, he might be able to touch the top of the mainland rich list.
Liu Shishi was a little surprised by the 4 billion valuation, but on second thought, it was reasonable for Kidsland to develop so rapidly.
As far as she knew, her father had taken out a loan from ICBC, and her husband's uncle had provided a lot of convenience.
In addition, Wang Sicong is a shareholder of Kidsland, which gave him a lot of advantages by opening a store in Wanda Mall. These are the reasons why Kidsland can thrive.
"Does the new shareholder still plan to look for a real estate company?"
"I'm still figuring it out. I've consulted market experts, and Kidswant has done a good job integrating light assets.
I want to try a transformation, taking into account the self-control of heavy assets and achieving independent production of key categories. "Father Liu clearly has greater ambitions.
In its first two rounds of financing, Kidsland approached Wanda Group and Longfor Properties. With the help of these two real estate developers, it was able to open stores smoothly.
But he was not willing to let Kidsland be just a simple platform for maternal and infant products, and wanted to build its own supply chain for some products.
After hearing this, Liu Shishi gently warned, "Dad, don't be too aggressive. Business development can't be achieved overnight."
(End of this chapter)
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